Diastatic Malt or white malt is dried at temperatures 150 F or below to make sure the enzyme you created through malting are not killed off.. Malts are usually made with barley since it has more diastatic power than other grains.

I include it as an ingredient(the calculator I use has listings for various malts as ingredients).

%- diastatic malt is typically a verysmall %: .6% or less, although sometimes a little more in bagels.

non diastatic malt is used for flavor and/or sweetening, so much more can be used. Use like a sugar, to your taste.

Diastatic malt is probably best kept frozen since so little is typically needed. That way it will last indefinitely. But even without refrigerating or freezing, it will keep for about a year if bought when fresh and kept cool and dry.

Pretty much the same for non diastatic malt. Probably best kept refrigerated if not used frequently. Otherwise, just keep it cool and dry.

I store my malted milk powder in the refrigerator.

Malt syrups best kept refrigerated.

Lastly, best to just follow recipes for a while to get a feel for how these malts are used.

from a recipe posted in Austria that used 2% diastatic malt powder. The rolls really puffed up and were delicious. Here's a link to the original recipe (in German). Copy and paste into Bing Translator for a full translation:

in my neighborhood. i guess i am lucky to have it so close. they have huge selection of malt extracts. Are the powders here the same as see in most recipes? I asked the staff about the syrups and was told they were only good for about 1 week after opening so I prefer to get the powder.

On another thread, someone asked the difference between Diastatic Malt and Non-Diastatic Malt in breadmaking and the suggested uses. I thought I would post my response here, also, as a reference:.Malt powder is made from sprouted grain, usually barley, that is dried and ground to a powder (flour). The sprouting grain contains enzymes that improve texture, rise and browning when making bread. The resulting product is called diastatic malt..The diastatic malt powder contains enzymes, that will break down some of the flour in a recipe, into simple sugars, such as dextrose, glucose and maltose. These simple sugars provide extra food for yeast. Adding diastatic malt powder to a bread recipe feeds the yeast and results in a higher rising, better texture and better browning of the crust from the freed up sugars. It is usually added at a rate of 0.5% to 2% of the total weight of flour used. Adding 1 teaspoon of diastatic malt powder to 3 cups of flour is a rate of about 1%. A level teaspoon of diastatic malt powder weighs about 3.5 grams. Adding diastatic malt powder at a rate of more than 2% can result in a gummy crumb in the finished bread. Most flours come from the mill with some diastatic malt already added..If the malt powder is heated or toasted during manufacture, this destroys the enzymes and results in non-diastatic malt powder. This type of malt powder is used as a sweetener and flavoring. One such use is adding non-diastatic malt powder to water bagels are boiled in. This results in a brown, shiny coating on the bagels. It is also added to bread recipes as a sweetener and flavoring..So:.Diastatic Malt Powder is a dough improver and yeast food. It improves bread texture and crust color..Non-Diastatic Malt Powder is a sweetener that is added to bread recipes. It is a flavoring..These products can come as a powder or a syrup.

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